Tuskegee presents white coats to 54 veterinary medicine students
November 22, 2017
Contact: Anissa L. Riley
College of Veterinary Medicine
Marking their transition to the clinical phase of the veterinary medical curriculum, 澳门六合彩图挂牌鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine presented the 54 students comprising its Class of 2019 with their 鈥渨hite coats鈥� on Monday, Nov. 6. The Annual White Coat Ceremony, held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, included faculty and staff, family members, friends and special guests in addition to the student honorees.
鈥淲e are proud of the Class of 2019 and appreciate the support of their families, friends and love-ones as they achieve their goal of becoming career-ready veterinarians,鈥� said Dr. Ruby L. Perry, the college鈥檚 dean.
Representatives of the veterinary medical associations that sponsored and donated white coats to the students of their states included Dr. Charles Ashwander, president, Alabama Veterinary Medical Association (ALVMA); and Dr. Jennifer Quammen, vice president, Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA). Dr. Wendi Lilly-Bare, president, South Carolina Association of Veterinarians (SCAV), who was unable to attend, provided South Carolina students written congratulations.
Dr. Roslyn Casimir-Whittington, the college鈥檚 associate dean for academic and student affairs. , presided over the program. Special guests also in attendance and who offered congratulations to members of the Class of 2019 included Dr. Calvin M. Johnson, dean of Auburn University鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine; Dr. Harvey Crumm, senior academic liaison with Zoetis Animal Health; and Tuskegee veterinary medicine alumni Dr. Beverly Miller 鈥�05 and Dr. Gay Smith 鈥�99, both with Banfield Pet Hospital. Both Zoetis Animal Health and Banfield Pet Hospital helped to sponsor the event.
Members of the Class of 2019 receiving white coats included Nasya F. Ali, Jami Baraka, Kenya J. Barton, Fallon D. Blackwood, Kayla S. Brown, Nicole A. Burke, Morgan Cornelius, Kevin L. Cosentino, Bryttani S. Davis, Sahilis R. Delgado-Amador, Daijah L.S. Dowe, Morgan E. Early, James N. Eason, Olivia S. Fraser, Jasmine R. Gabriel, Liz B. Griffin, Adrianna M. Handis, Amber N. Hines, India M. Howard, Reina J. Jackson, Russell L. Johnson, Khali N. Jones, Aaron J. Judson, Greyshawn B. Kelly, Carlos Lloveras-Fuentes, Melissa Lopez, TayVon Q. Lucas, Karyn L. Lupoe, Brittney A. Massenburg, Jasmine N. McCoy, Jetaime M. Miller, Alexandra L. Morgan, Jasmine M. Nolan, Gizelle M. Peynado, Rae H. Pierce, Clarrissa A Porter, Sara F. Prescott, Tara A. Renkes, Bianca C. Reyes, C鈥橝leah M. Rhodes, Charles E. Robinson, Alexia I. Sampson, Ravin L. Sanders, Esther I. Schow, Danielle C. Silvia, Dianna V. Smith, Sharonika M. Spann, Christin N. Stobaugh, Luis A. Torres, Padilla Leyra Troche, Brandi L. Tucker, Jennifer A. Weick, Mattie A. Wilkinson, and Courtney K. Yates.
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